A good-sized terracotta figure of a pregnant woman standing. She is adorned with a headdress, ear ornaments, a necklace and disc ornaments to the shoulders, and with armbands on the short arms, with red pigment and traces of black pigment to the breasts and the back both hands supporting her swollen abdomen.
Pre-Columbian Jalisco culture West-Mexico: Circa 100 BC - 300 AD.
Condition: Complete and intact
Height: 33.5 cms (13.1 ins)
Provenance: Ex Romy Rey Collection, London; collected from the 1980's and onwards.
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SKU: K193
£350.00Price
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